DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000686

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PMID: 25806839

Issn Print: 0891-3668

Publication Date: 2015/06/01


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National Trends in the Incidence, Outcomes and Charges of Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections, 1997–2012

Chris Stockmann; Krow Ampofo; Andrew T. Pavia; Carrie L. Byington; Anne J. Blaschke; Catherine M.T. Sherwin; Michael G. Spigarelli; Adam L. Hersh

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Abstract

In the United States, the incidence of osteoarticular infections among hospitalized children increased 15% from 2.07 to 2.38 cases per 1000 admissions from 1997 through 2012. The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-coded infections increased from 0.02 to 0.36 cases per 1000 admissions. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus-coded cases had a larger number of therapeutic procedures, longer hospital stays and higher hospital charges.

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